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==W==
 
==W==
 
*<span title"the removal or erosion of material captured by a stormwater device, typically a result of subsequent high flow volumes or rates or inadequate maintenance of the device"> '''washout'''</span>
 
*<span title"the removal or erosion of material captured by a stormwater device, typically a result of subsequent high flow volumes or rates or inadequate maintenance of the device"> '''washout'''</span>
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*<span title="Water quality standards (WQS) are provisions of state, territorial, authorized tribal or federal law approved by EPA that describe the desired condition of a water body and the means by which that condition will be protected or achieved."> '''water quality standard'''</span>
 
*<span title="The volume of water that is treated by a BMP."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Water_quality_criteria '''Water Quality Volume''']</span>
 
*<span title="The volume of water that is treated by a BMP."> [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Water_quality_criteria '''Water Quality Volume''']</span>
 
*<span title="The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractures of the ground are saturated with water. ... Below the water table, in the phreatic zone (zone of saturation), layers of permeable rock that yield groundwater are called aquifers."> '''A water table aquifer'''</span>
 
*<span title="The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractures of the ground are saturated with water. ... Below the water table, in the phreatic zone (zone of saturation), layers of permeable rock that yield groundwater are called aquifers."> '''A water table aquifer'''</span>

Revision as of 22:26, 4 June 2019

This page lists standard definitions used in hover boxes throughout this manual. Hover boxes allow the user to hover over bolded text and see a definition for that text.

A

  • aquatic habitat
  • arterial roads
  • alum

B

  • baffle
  • bank stabilization
  • <span title="Baseflow (also called drought flow, groundwater recession flow, low flow, low-water flow, low-water discharge and sustained or fair-weather runoff) is the portion of streamflow delayed shallow subsurface flow". baseflow
  • berm
  • best management practice
  • biodegradation
  • biofiltration
  • bioinfiltration
  • bioretention practice
  • Bioswale
  • brownfield
  • Brushing
  • buffer zones
  • bypass flow

C

  • catch basin
  • catchment
  • cistern
  • clay
  • coagulation
  • coarse sediment
  • cofferdam
  • collector roadway
  • compacted soil
  • compost
  • concentrated flow
  • concentrated stormwater runoff
  • contributing area
  • conventional roof
  • curb-cut
  • curb bump-out

D

E

F

  • fiber roll
  • filter fabric
  • filtration
  • filter strip
  • first flush
  • flash
  • floatables
  • flocculant
  • flocculation
  • flow paths
  • flow-through device
  • fluvial systems
  • footprint
  • forebay
  • fractured flow

G

  • geotextile
  • grade
  • grade control structures
  • green roof
  • green space
  • geotextile
  • gross solids
  • grubbing

H

  • herbaceous perennial
  • highly urban and ultra-urban environments
  • hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer material (k),
  • hydraulic grade line
  • hydraulic gradient (i),
  • hydraulic model
  • hydrodynamic separator
  • hydrogeology

I

J

K

L

  • large lot residential
  • level spreader
  • live storage
  • longitudinal slope
  • low permeability soils

M

  • manhole
  • media
  • mesic
  • moderate to steep slopes
  • MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System)
  • mulching

N

O

P

Q

R

  • Rationale Method
  • receiving water
  • redundant
  • removal efficiency
  • resuspension
  • riparian zone
  • riprap
  • riprap
  • rock armored
  • rock riffle

S

T

U

  • highly urban and ultra-urban environments
  • underdrain
  • under-draining

V

W

X

Y

Z